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The king's majestie, considering that complaint hath been made of the inequalitie of the present valuation of Berwick shire and, being desireous that the rule for regulateing all publict impositions may be equall for all persones interessed, doth therfor, with advice and consent of his estates of parliament, give warrand and commission to the persons formerly named be the committie of estates in the yeer 1660 viz, Johne Home of Blaikader, Johne Home of Plendergaist, Sir Robert Douglas of Blaikerstoun, Archibald Douglas of Lumsdean, Robert Ker of Craillenhall, Johne Ker of Westnisbet, Robert Home of Derringtoun, Alexander Home of Abbay, Alexander Home of Linthill, Sir Archibald Cockburne of Langtoun, Mr Robert Sinclair of Longformacus, George Home of Kaimbes and Patrick Boig of Bourhouses, or the major parte of them, to meit at Dunce upon the [...] day of [...] nextocome, and ther to choise ane praeses, and therafter to appoint their oune dyets and places of meiting, for takeing such tryell and probation anent the said valuation as hes been formerly usuall in lyk caces, and for rectifieing the same in sua far as, after tryell in maner forsaid, they shall find cause, and which valuation, being sua rectified, shall be the only rule within that shire for raiseing all publict dues imposed after the perfyteing therof, and all former valuations to cease from that time furth.